Elbows up! 🇨🇦 An IT Professional with interests in economics, science, history and technology. Guelph, Ontario.
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ICE acting director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117780/ice-acting-director-lyons-will-resign-at-end-of-may
House approves short-term extension of surveillance tool after GOP revolt | AP News
Congress has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies just days before it was set to expire. A bill extending the program until April 30 cleared the Senate by voice vote Friday as Congress raced to send it to President Donald Trump for his signature. Lawmakers turned to a short-term extension of the program after an attempt to pass a five-year renewal failed in a late-night House vote. The short-term fix sets the stage for another showdown in a matter of weeks. The program permits key national security agencies to collect and analyze vast amounts of overseas communications without a warrant.
Duelling blockades test whether U.S. or Iran can better withstand the economic pain | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-iran-us-war-blockade-strait-hormuz-economic-impact-9.7166690
Floodwaters inundate homes, properties in South Bruce Peninsula | Owen Sound Sun Times
RE: https://mastodon.ie/@waider/116417530462587352
The Lorrymen should have just milked the Diesel Cows.
Woman stranded in Dusseldorf after return UK flight blocked over Home Office admin error | Home Office | The Guardian
US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret | Microsoft | The Guardian
Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/facebook-instagram-antifa-censor/
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